Teaching Assistant - SEN

The Aurora-Group; Tandridge; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading educational organization is seeking a dedicated SEN Teaching Assistant to support students with communication and social interaction difficulties. This role involves establishing supportive relationships, promoting independence, and collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team. The position offers a competitive hourly rate, a welcome bonus, and a commitment to staff development.

Benefits

Life assurance

Enhanced pension scheme

Welcome bonus

Perkbox discounts

Employee assistance programme

Car lease scheme

Fully funded training and qualifications

Bike to work scheme

Health cash back plan

Qualifications

• Experience in a special school environment is highly desirable.
• Team TEACH Training is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Establish supportive relationships with pupils.
• Promote independence and personal development.
• Support the Class Teacher in daily class operations.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Empathy

Education

GCSE Maths and English minimum Grade 4

Level 2 or 3 Teaching Assistant Qualification

Job description

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Position SEN Teaching Assistant

Location Caterham, Surrey and then moving to Chaldon, Surrey (RH1 3DB) from the summer term of 2025.

Hourly Rate £12.31 - £13.16 per hour

Salary £12.99 - £13.89 per hour (£23,210 - £24,818 actual salary dependant on qualifications) Plus £1000 Welcome bonus *

Hours 40 hours per week - Term Time only - Start time 8.15am - Finish time Monday/Wednesday/Thursday 4.45pm. Tuesday 5pm and Friday 4pm

Aurora Caterham Education Centre (CEC)

Part of the Aurora Group, Caterham Education Centre (CEC), in Caterham Surrey are currently looking to recruit a SEN Teaching Assistant. CEC is a 30-place secondary/post 16 learning centre supporting young people aged 11 - 16 who have difficulties with communication and social interaction, typically associated with Asperger’s Syndrome and Autism, and challenging behaviour.

Aurora Chaldon School and its satellite Caterham Education Centre

Chaldon School will be opening as a new school in the summer of 2025. At this time, Caterham Education Centre will join this registration and become a satellite of Chaldon School. As one school, both sites will share the same Leadership, Admin, Therapy and Teaching teams. Students will have access to the same curriculum, opportunities and resources across both sites.

What’s in it for you? / Why Should You Apply?

• You want to make a difference in the lives of our students and their families.
• You want to contribute to our broad and creative curriculum offer.
• You want to work with an inspiring student population.
• You enjoy working as part of a collaborative and committed multi-disciplinary team.
• You have a strong commitment to student and staff well-being and want to work in an organisation with the same strong values.
• You want to work within an organisation that support, develops and invests in their staff.
  
  
  

Key Duties

• To establish a warm, caring and supportive relationship with pupils in order to support them feeling safe and enabling them to enjoy and learn during their time at the School.
• To promote and encourage independence and personal development
• Support the Class Teacher in all areas of the day to day running of the class
• To respond to the varying and changing needs of the school and adapt to any task presented to achieve the smooth running of the school. Some physical intervention may be needed upon occasion, full training on this will be provided.
• To promote pupils’ cognitive, social, emotional, behavioural, physical development and spiritual well-being.
  
  
  

Please note that duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of CEC when required. Please see the link below for our full job description

Job Description - Teaching Assistant

• GCSE Maths and English qualification minimum Grade 4 or equivalent is essential.
• Level 2 or 3 Teaching Assistant Qualification (desirable but not essential)
• Experience of working in a special school environment is highly desirable.
• Team TEACH Training- desirable
  
  
  

Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes

• Life assurance
• Enhanced pension scheme
• * Welcome bonus is payable in 2 payments - 50% following successful completion of probation and 50% after one year service
• Perkbox - offering high street discounts
• Employee assistance programme
• Car lease scheme
• Fully funded training and qualifications
• Bike to work scheme
• Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.
  
  
  

Apply/Enquiries

If you are interested in this role then please apply on-line, or for more information please contact [e-mail]

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.

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